Out of the EU countries, Cyprus, Malta and Romania have the highest values, over 20% (the EU average is 5.8%) of the Water Exploitation Index (WEI), 20% being the threshold from which the index shows water deficit, writes on Friday Eurostat, the statistics office of the EU. The Water Exploitation Index (WEI+) measures total freshwater consumption as a percentage of renewable freshwater resources (groundwater and surface water) at a given time and place. It quantifies how much water is abstracted and how much water returns to the environment after use. The difference between water abstraction and return is considered as water use and illustrates the pressure on renewable freshwater resources due to water demand. It is true, the regional differences and the seriousness of the water deficit during summer months are not visible in these annual national average values. Last year, one of the engines for inflation in Romania was the lack of products due to lengthy drought. In Romania, a World Bank report shows that water suppliers do not have the training and the capacity to manage droughty periods. Thus, during the drought of 2022, the Romanian Water Association and the National Authority for Regulation for Community Services for Public Utilities – ANRSC received several referrals to services suppliers in Romania with regards to the challenges they face to keep water supply. The Romanian officials say that safe drinkable water supply needs more work during droughts, but supplementary personnel hiring is not possible. Starting with 1951, Romania has passed through several prolonged droughty periods and two droughts at national level (2012 and 2022). The drought indicators for medium and long terms show that Romania has experienced longer periods of drought at least for three times between 1951 and 2022. We mention the fact that 22nd March is the World Water Day.
Some dinners are eaten. Others are remembered. At Corinthia Grand Hotel du Boulevard, the past few months have unfolded like a quiet culinary opera. One by one, Europe’s most celebrated chefs arrived, took over the kitchen of Boulevard 73 and left behind more than menus; they left stories. Now, on December 4, the curtain falls. […]
HORIZON CITY, a €130 million residential project, is emerging as one of the most solid and forward-thinking developments in the Pipera area—both through its scale and through the modern direction it sets for the new residential standards in the north. Developed across nearly 23,000 sqm, with 699 apartments and 926 parking spaces, the project brings […]
Romania’s National Forest Administration, or Romsilva, announced that it is putting over 16,000 Christmas trees up for sale over the winter in a press release published on Thursday, November 27. The trees can be purchased directly from the offices of the forestry districts. Prices range between RON 17 (EUR 3.3) for a spruce...
Lot 3 Pietroasele–Buzău of Romania's A7 highway, also known as the Moldova highway, was inaugurated on Thursday, November 27. The newly inaugurated segment is 13.9 km long. The A7 connects Romania’s historic regions of Muntenia, the southern part of the country, with Moldova, the eastern part. “We are opening another 13 km of the Moldova Motorway […]
The City Hall of Sinaia, a popular mountain town roughly 120 km north of Bucharest, announced that a new attraction, the alpine coaster on Pârtia Nouă, will officially open on December 1. The installation, located in the ski area near the Sinaia Gondola, features what the authorities say is the longest track of its kind […]
The Romanian national team debuted with a victory in Group A of the Women’s Handball World Championship, organized in the Netherlands and Germany. Romania won 33–24 (13–12) against Croatia in the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam on Thursday, November 27. The Romanian team dominated the match in the second half, left backer Sorina-Maria Grozav scoring 7 […]
